Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

When Memoirs Turn Out To Be Fiction, Why Can’t We Just Appreciate The Writing?

via Arts Journal

Aug 24 -

“To take anybody in, they must be well
written and compelling to read. In every case I came across, the text was
interesting in itself, even more so when it was known to be fake.”